The Granite YMCA

What it reported doing in 2024

Youth Development - TGY recognizes and celebrates its role as a major service provider in childhood and youth development. TGY is committed to increasing opportunities for youth to deepen values and build positive assets. All youth programs reinforce TGY's core values of honesty, respect, caring and responsibility. These guided principles help children make positive choices in their lives and contribute to building strong families and communities. TGY also seeks to build positive assets in youth by providing opportunities for them to engage in lifelong healthy activities with strong role models to help guide their decisions. (Youth Development continued) It is proven that the more positive assets a child has, the less likely they are to engage in high-risk behavior that may lead to negative health habits and anti-social behaviors.With this as a backdrop, TGY is the largest provider of childcare programs in its area, serving over 1,840 children per day at 34 sites state-wide. TGY places a special emphasis on ensuring access to programs in low-income areas by providing financial assistance through grants, state aid and YMCA fundraising.TGY is also committed to providing healthy alternatives for youth during the high-risk after school hours, by providing an extensive variety of programs to serve a children's many interests. These programs include instructional and competitive swimming, gymnastics and dance programs, and a multitude of youth sports programs, including basketball, soccer, wrestling, t-ball, outdoor adventure, tennis, and general fitness. TGY encourages the use of volunteers and mentors to run its programs and includes family participation to bring families closer together.Due to TGY's long-standing involvement in aquatics and concern for keeping children safe around oceans, ponds, lakes, streams, rivers and swimming pools, we provide several free aquatic safety programs that serve children from the Manchester and Goffstown elementary school systems.During the summer months, when children are not in school, TGY offers day and resident camping programs at 6 major camping facilities for children 4 to 15 years old and serves over 1,780 children per day. We offer financial assistance programs to ensure our center-city and low-income children have the same opportunities to participate and interact with children from within and outside the state and country. A major emphasis of our camping programs is to provide opportunities for youth to gain leadership skills by progressing from a camper to a leader-in-training (l.i.t.), to a counselor-in-training (c.i.t.), to a junior counselor, and finally to a full counselor. Each year, TGY employs over 450 young adults and is one of the community's largest youth employers.Through our camping and youth programs, we can offer opportunities for youth development all year round. This provides consistent support to build a healthy spirit, mind, and body in our children, so they can grow and thrive.The Granite YMCA's ReGen Valley Tech Hub Project increases the number of qualified childcare professionals in New Hampshire. It does this by developing a structured apprenticeship program that combines hands-on training with academic coursework. As a result, families benefit from better access to reliable early education. Children receive higher-quality care. Communities experience greater economic stability. In partnership with local and state agencies, the project recruits and mentors new childcare workers. It supports current staff in advancing their credentials and provides leadership development and career pathways. These actions strengthen the workforce pipeline and support families throughout the state of New Hampshire.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 91.4%; rating input score 91
• Program expense ratio: 87.6%; rating input score 88
• Fundraising efficiency: $6.51 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 95.7%; rating input score 96; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.7%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.64; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings